A Mouse in the House Scene

Don Patterson had such a kooky style that it almost seemed TOO wild for Tom & Jerry. This may explain his presence on only two cartoons, A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE and THE INVISIBLE MOUSE (both 1947).

He moved on to be a director of some of the best 1950s Woody Woodpecker shorts at Walter Lantz, including TERMITES FROM MARS (1952) and WHAT'S SWEEPIN' (1953). Unfortunately his stint as a director was short-lived and was demoted to animator again at Lantz.

Here is a particularly kooky scene he did for A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE (1947).